In response to reports from Abia State Governor Alex Otti that security personnel found 50 decomposing corpses—including 20 headless bodies—as well as numerous skeletons during a raid of the forest near the Lokpanta Cattle Market in the Umunneochi axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Motorway, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for 2023, has reacted.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Otti made this revelation on Sunday night at Government House, Umuahia, during his monthly media engagement titled “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians.”
He gave his word that his administration is determined to address the problem of insecurity head-on without caring whose ox gets gored.
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Peter Obi remembered how he dealt with a similar crisis in Anambra State in a statement released through X on Thursday. He emphasised that any government’s first priority should always be ensuring the safety of people and property.
Alex Otti received praise from the former governor of Anambra State for his audacious move against the state’s insecurity.
He said, “I read the bone-chilling story coming out of Abia State, where over 80 bodies were reportedly recovered around the cattle market, with about 20 headless decomposing bodies. This level of barbarism and extremely cruel acts only reflects how insecure our environment has been.
“It unearths how insecurity has continued to ravage many parts of the country, taking innocent lives and killing the economy. I thank the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, for taking such a bold step against insecurity in the State. This is highly emulatable.
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“I recall facing a similar situation in 2013 as the Governor of Anambra State. I was accompanying President Goodluck Johnathan to an official engagement outside the country when I received the sad report of about 35 decomposing bodies floating on Ezu River, Anambra.
“I had to leave everything to rush back to the State to attend to the situation and ensure that order was restored in the vicinity. Investigation was immediately commenced, with autopsies conducted, before the Federal Government took over the process and asked the State Government to hands off. Security of lives and property remains the primary duty of any government and key to any meaningful development we hope to experience as a nation. We must, therefore, prioritise it. I encourage governments at all levels to make more efforts in combating insecurity in the nation.”
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